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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3064, 26 November 1888, Page 4

FITZ HER(f LES. FITZ HERCULES is a dark' brown home, standing 16 howls high, with immense bona. and muscle,: possessed of a;good lempor, ond quiot to rido, Ho was trod by that celebrated breeder, W, Walters, Esq., o(Auckland, who, bred and raced some'of tho.fastest and best lioraes'tlm 1 ! over trod tlio New Zealand turf. Among the nnmbor was Pita Hercules. Sy winning the Auckland Derby, second to tho Dauphin (or the Canterbury Derby, and third to Grip in the Canterbury Clip, all weight for ago, he proved that ho was capable of holding his own with the...best, of them under big weights. Having met with an accident, it presented him from raoing again. ; Fitz Hercules is by that world-renowned Yattendon, sire of Grand-Flaneur, winner of tho Melbourne Cup, Champion llacc, VEC Derby, St Leger, and Australian Derby j Lady Emma, winner of:the Dunedin Cup, J 0 Handicap, and Forbury Handicap J Chester, winner of tho Melbourne Cup, and VR 0 Derby; Habena, Vulcan, Mcriua,' till Maribyrnong Plate winners j Dagworth and Hesperian, Metropolitau winners; and Javelin, AJO Derby winner, Chester's stock—eight horses—liavo won among them during this season 25 races of tho net value of £11,940, and it is also worthy to note that since those three clinkers, Abercorn, Carlyon, and Cranbrook, commenced their career, tho/ havo been responsible, for 20 races of the value of £12,945 18s., Abercorn claims tho lion's shavo, viz,,£7,200 18s, Cnrlyon has £3090 before his name, and Cranbrook follows with £2595. Fitz Hercules dam. Peeress, was by the Peer, dam Miss Kowe, by Sir Hetcules, Miss Miller by Young, Wanderer, The Peer by Melbourne, Cinizelli by Touchstone, Brocade by Pantalooo, dam Bombazine, by Thunderbolt, Yattendon by Sir Hercules and Cassandra, by Trcw, dam Alico Gray, by Bass, Emigrant, dam Quinare. Sir Hercules by Cap-a-pie, dam Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, dam Paradigan. For pedigree and performances Fitz Hercules' dam stands unequalled in the Southern Hemisphere. Peeress won two Canterbury Cups and Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap, besides numerous other races, and was considered the best mare of her day. Poetess' dam, Miss liowc, was the best mare in Australia, end with Bob Kay in the saddle was never known to he beaten. 1 Augur' the sporting writor of tho Australasian, says ho has known them to win every race at a meeting in Mr Redwood's colours, Afterwards Mr Redwood sold his stud to Mr J. Tate, who won six Melbourne Cup and two Champions with the same s.min of blood—ail Sir Hercules. Miss Howe is the darn of Una, the best mire that over stiipcd in Canterbury. I Una, the dam of Ariel. Ariel winner o: tho Canterbury Cup. Dunedin J,C Handicap and Forbury Handicap, three Auckland Cups. Peeress will never bo forgotten—nor will her hali brother Mnnuka-on the Melbourne Course having won the Canterbury Plates letting Glcncoe and a'l the best liors s in Australia at weight for .:ge, two miles, In the year of the Uuka of Edinburgh visit to Auckland Peeress won at tho Thames nil tho races started in tho stakes amottuting to £BOO. The week following at Auckland and Kllerslie Peeress' also won all she started for and stakes again amounting to over £SOO, Peeress' sire, Tho Peer, the Bi're ofDarcbiu, Darebinsiro of Australian Peer, whowou all tho principal races last

Yattendon is credited with gettiuj! mote winners than, miy other horso in the Australian colonics, and his progeny—both horses and mares-are following in hs footsteps. First.'Chester, by Chester, Quibble and Shnh, by St. George, My Idea, dam of Nelson, are all the progeny of Yattendon horsea and mares, Yatterinn, by Yattendon. is the dam of Libeller, Fusilier, Matchlock and Kingfish. The above will show that Fitz Hercules is one of the stoutest and best bred horses that has ever been in this district, and with the cross of Tho Peer and Sir Hercules blood should get the right.sort of horses, both for fiat rating, cross country, aud the Indian market.. ,■ TERMS s Thoroughbred mares 10 guineas; all others 5 guineas. Two or more as per agreement, payable by P.N Ist January, 1889. 2999 JOHN BUCKERIDGE. . TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON. Botweon Mußtorton and the Bush Districts the well-known sire : EJ(P is a substantially built Dark V. iirown horso, four-year old, unci elnmls 16.8 hands, high. _ He is large boned and being proportionately built should provo hirnselt to bo the very horso required to improve tho present breed of weight-caryiug hacks now in the District. Kemp, ns a yearling, took second prize at the Mnsterton Show, in 1885, also 2nd prize the same year /or the best Camdon Cult, In 188b' he took 2nd prize as a two-year old at tho Mastcrton Show, mid also Ist at tho same show in'lßß7 as a threo-year old Coachini! Stullion, TERMS-£2los por marc. For further particulars apply to JOHN DEVONSHIRE. rOTJUVELINTHE WAIRARAPA Pf STRICT, rpHE purobred Clydesdulo Stallion— AVON,

AVON is ft bay horse with black paints, and stands 17 bauds high, with plenty of bono unci hair. He is come of a great family. His dam was sold at 800 guineas when good mares were sold at a" fourth of that price. She is out of a blackleg mare-ouo of a family of four, out of the same daw, mid tho qunttetto, by lionfrew Jock, woro tho four best horses ever bred in tho Oauiam district. AVON, by Avou Chief, (150 N.Z.S.B). bred by IV; Boag, Esq,, Fcndaltoi), near Christchurch, out of his famous prize maro Grace Darling (BO) by Princo of Killbritle imported (602). Grace Darling, by Princo pharlie, imported (4 and 626). Grace'Darlingwasthe best mare that ever stood in New Zealand, She lias been first and Champion at Christchurch many times, beating the groat Maggie Craig, Champion of Scotland. She was first iu Dunediu in her class and champion of the yard, In fact her career is unprecedented. AVON'S dam Gipsy, by lionfrew Jock(185) imported from Victoria; g sire lionfrew imported from Scotland; g dam Jess by Blackleg imported from 1 Scotland. Kcnfiw Jock's dam Rose, ; by Growden iiajl, a famous Clydesdale ' imported from Scotland by the.] late > David Nesbitt. Berifrew. Jock was a ntosc successful show horse.' Before '' leaving Victoria he took many firsts,'and i lie was firpt for three years in succession 1 inOamafji, Timaru, and Dunedin, and ' Champion of tlie'ya'fd as well. I From this history breeders wjll roeog- : niso that they havo in Avon not only "a, ■ horse of good .parts, but an Entire of ■ (<oo4 lineage, a matter altogether i dif. ' fcrohfc' to a pood-looking horse.; 'The 1 great poinb in hbi'so-breeding Ja to have 1 asitoconnected with'gooafamilies of 1 undoubted character, In the one caso ' the stock yyijl be uniformly good, while in the'.olhcr caee" indivic'itals may isnr. pass, but.% goiwra) oliaraoter. of! t|.p ' stock will ho inferior $4 disappolutiiig. Nothing is nipro, grievous to. a weeaer than tQ sep \veods aprJHff from a goodlooking sirp, Terms W. payablo by P.-N. at :first service, di|e January' 1,1888, Groom- •"*• too 58- AH- wetakon but nolrcs.I"" ~...'. For full information apply G.WATSON, ;• 8026 . Proprietor, , Or to ■ : 'W. WESTBROOK, ; Groom iu Charge,. TO STAND THIS SEASON [AT HOMEBUSH.MASTERTON.; rpHE THOItOUGBRED STALLION Daniel O'Connel. i Pprnis £2los por mare, | ' Also the .' \ pubebbed clydesdale stallion. ..;■';; ; ' LaM O'Largo. ■'! For further particulars apply to ANGUS PHASED, 1027 Homibiuli.